The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-13
RAILWAY TRAVEL
How Pleasant it is, Bless
Your Souls Riding
On the Cars.
Ebc Niagara ENcur.Ionists Who
started OUT for Pleasure and
Found Collins.
Olhcr tccidcnt. on Railway. all
Pointing one Way. To
Death and Graves.


THE WORK OF ROBBERS
CHICAGO, August l2.-The Times
Special from Forest, H., says, the
coroner'- inquest began last night
Their were present only the coroner
the Jury, President Leonard of the
Toledo and Western railway, super.
intendent Armstrong Of the same
road, Master of Bridges Mark Ray
Justice Of the Peace Estes aud several
reporters for Chicago and Peoria
newspapers. The first witness called
was superintendent Armstrong. He
testified that he wa on the iil.fated
train which consisted OF six -ieeping
cars, two chair cars, five passenger
coaches, ono special car and one bag.
gage car. The train was drawn by
engine No. is, Engineer McClintock
Firemen Apple, Green and engine
40. q, Engineer Souther,and. En-
CINE NO. j. was next to the baggage
ar The train lett thatsworth about
llij "Wednesday night. After leaving
lac went into his own car aud sat there
for three or four minutes when be
felt fearful shock TO the train The
next instant the train passed oil the
turning bridge. lie was thrown
ont of one Of the windows into a
hedge fence near the right OF The way
steam was blowing OIL from one of
the engines and the hot water WAS
turning him. lie got up and saw
Train Dispatcher f. a. Parker. of
j'ooria, aud his wife caught in the
DaRgegs car. Witness got the man
loose but could not get the woman
out. She was released later. how.
ever Mr.. Gould and his daughter,
The wife of the auditor OF the road
Wrrc occupying "a state room IN the
special car. He went to their assist
auce and found them injured lie
then asked one of the iircmen where
the front engine was, aud was told
that Engineer Sutherland had zone
TO triInar tor help. The engine re-
turned in about three. quarters OF an
hour with doctors. The wounded
Fere taken out of the wreck where it
~ As possible and sent to ChatsTorth,
that being the county seat. The
bridge was only partly demolished
when the witness first saw it, the
stringers at both onds having gone
own. Dirt aud brush were thrown
ON the flames aud only ono car and a
PULLMAN sleeper we're slightly burned.
witness met n section foreman near
che wreck after the occurrence, and
the latter said that he went over the
section at O'Clock "Wednesday after
nQon, and there was no lire there
then. Witness had warned
him 10 have section men
20 over the section after quitting
work, knowing the excursion train
WAS going over the road that night.
No train went over the bridge after
$3.50 O'Clock Wednesday. Witle-.
ounted the tickets before reaching
CAatsworth and found that there
were a few over 600 persons on the
train. lie said he believed there were
only three or four dead persons in
Piper city. Witness did not think
II va, possible that any body could
have been
SO FIENpISH
a' % burn the bridge. About week
ago tho grass along the right of way
near the bridge had been burned oil.
ine train WAS runuiug-he Judged
about thirty five miles Al hour at the
time Of the accident. Engineer Suth.
crland told him that he saw very
small blaze before reaching the
bridge but thoughtit WAS few leaves
burning outside the track. The cugi.
neer also tod him that he did not see
tie lire unit, he got directly over the
Iridgc and called for brakes but il
was too late 10 avoid the accident.
Witness remained AZ the wreck until
o'clock in the morning aud saw TO
the handling OF the bodies. Tie saw
one or two parties cXamiag the pock
cts OF tn dead, he was informed by
81 ose making search that it was their
relative whom they were searching
% he had had any Suspicion be would
have been disarmcd by the way in
which the persons making the search
answered him. He saw no one rob
bling OF the dead or cutting OIL of
finger from the dead 10 get
ring. Iaere was plenty OF help in
getting the bodies out OF The wreck.
valuable assistance being rendered by
lie Chatworth fire department. In
eoru Held near the wreck he heard
nan crying Tor assistance. Witness